“I am motivated by all the things I want to do in life. Eventually, my wife and I want to start a family, and being the size I was, I could not have a healthy pregnancy or give my kids the best quality of life.”
“Take care of your body: feed it well, love it well, hydrate it, let it feel the sunshine and cuddles of your babies. Don’t let what you see from social media overshadow what an amazing woman you are.”
“Looking back on the person you have become is a feeling I can’t describe. It brings me to tears to see how genuinely happy I am. I have self-confidence now. I never had that before. I love myself, I love others, my bubbly happy personality shines.”
“It’s not about motivation or inspiration, it’s about being consistent. If you do the right thing each day, those days stack on top of each other and cumulate to give you the result you want. Quitting only guarantees your results and it’s not the result you were looking for.”
“I tell anyone wanting to lose weight that this is a marathon and never a sprint, you don’t have to be the fastest to cross the finish line you just have to cross it and if you put that in your mind I promise you things will fall right into place.”
“All of the clothes I had before are falling off of me! Which is a huge mind game. Sometimes when we look in the mirror we don’t see the changes! But they’re there, for sure!”
“On August 12, 2019, at 31 years old, I decided to take the plunge and finally get healthy once and for all.”
“Don’t give yourself a finish line. Accept that this might take a while, but that the work is worth it, and keep going.”
“After going to the doctor for a checkup for my health issues and the doctor noticed my weight loss and told me to keep up the great work and my joints and issues would continue to get better, I WAS ALL IN! That’s all it took.”
“Just start! Don’t buy into the myth that you have to be glitter sparkles unicorn beast mode on day 1. Just do SOMETHING.”